Operation Fresh Toast H440 Watercooled
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Club already made that joke.
Will ask a mod to sort that for you.
Cheers!
Also I bought a couple of rotary barbs to replace the broken ones and also a replacement 360 rad for the front.
The AX360 is a great radiator, but not for my low airflow config. Very little air gets through the radiator with my fans at such a low speed.
So I bought a alphacool nexxxxxxxxxos ut30 360, a low FPI radiator which is also thinner than the AX360 - chose this radiator after seeing how impressive the performance of the 240mm version was and the quality of the product.
The AX360 is a great radiator, but not for my low airflow config. Very little air gets through the radiator with my fans at such a low speed.
So I bought a alphacool nexxxxxxxxxos ut30 360, a low FPI radiator which is also thinner than the AX360 - chose this radiator after seeing how impressive the performance of the 240mm version was and the quality of the product.
Right, nother update.
First things first. My mobo has now bitten the bullet, it is stuck in a boot loop where it cannot post.
Hopefully I can get it replaced/repaired with MSI as the year's warranty with OcUK is up but for now I am using an old Gigabyte Z68 board which I have OC'd my 2550K up to 4.2Ghz on.
Other than that my backplate finally arrived and has been fitted to the gigabyte board. I also recut the pump to GPU tube as it was a bit too short and have filled the loop with dyed fluid.
Draining the loop.
GPU backplate saved my butt as there was still a bit of fluid in the CPU block.
Here's a quick visual representation of the AX360 vs Alphacool Nexxxos ST30.
Here is the fitted backplate. This backplate is unusual as it requires the removal of the stock intel 1155 backplate (that I didn't know you could remove) and it replaces that.
I also mounted the pump the the floor using some 90 degree steel thingies wot 'ave got 'oles in 'em. Seems to provide a stable mount though I might add some vibration dampening material in future.
Recut Pump to GPU tube has this cool wave in it that I really like.
How the new mobo looks in the system. Not too bad and tbh I wouldn't really mind much if it had any sort of fan control. Unfortunately it doesn't and fan speed depends on which fan header you use.
Some final pics with everything closed up (so that I can't hear the fans as much)
I am considering reusing some cold cathodes from my old case and not wiring the switch into the external tubing holes and leaving them on 247. Or I could wire them up to the same switch as the rest of the case lights. We'll see.
For now I just want a working MPower so I can get the system looking finished.
First things first. My mobo has now bitten the bullet, it is stuck in a boot loop where it cannot post.
Hopefully I can get it replaced/repaired with MSI as the year's warranty with OcUK is up but for now I am using an old Gigabyte Z68 board which I have OC'd my 2550K up to 4.2Ghz on.
Other than that my backplate finally arrived and has been fitted to the gigabyte board. I also recut the pump to GPU tube as it was a bit too short and have filled the loop with dyed fluid.
Draining the loop.
GPU backplate saved my butt as there was still a bit of fluid in the CPU block.
Here's a quick visual representation of the AX360 vs Alphacool Nexxxos ST30.
Here is the fitted backplate. This backplate is unusual as it requires the removal of the stock intel 1155 backplate (that I didn't know you could remove) and it replaces that.
I also mounted the pump the the floor using some 90 degree steel thingies wot 'ave got 'oles in 'em. Seems to provide a stable mount though I might add some vibration dampening material in future.
Recut Pump to GPU tube has this cool wave in it that I really like.
How the new mobo looks in the system. Not too bad and tbh I wouldn't really mind much if it had any sort of fan control. Unfortunately it doesn't and fan speed depends on which fan header you use.
Some final pics with everything closed up (so that I can't hear the fans as much)
I am considering reusing some cold cathodes from my old case and not wiring the switch into the external tubing holes and leaving them on 247. Or I could wire them up to the same switch as the rest of the case lights. We'll see.
For now I just want a working MPower so I can get the system looking finished.
Double post - oops.
Right, nother update.
First things first. My mobo has now bitten the bullet, it is stuck in a boot loop where it cannot post.
Hopefully I can get it replaced/repaired with MSI as the year's warranty with OcUK is up but for now I am using an old Gigabyte Z68 board which I have OC'd my 2550K up to 4.2Ghz on.
Other than that my backplate finally arrived and has been fitted to the gigabyte board. I also recut the pump to GPU tube as it was a bit too short and have filled the loop with dyed fluid.
Draining the loop.
GPU backplate saved my butt as there was still a bit of fluid in the CPU block.
Here's a quick visual representation of the AX360 vs Alphacool Nexxxos ST30.
Here is the fitted backplate. This backplate is unusual as it requires the removal of the stock intel 1155 backplate (that I didn't know you could remove) and it replaces that.
I also mounted the pump the the floor using some 90 degree steel thingies wot 'ave got 'oles in 'em. Seems to provide a stable mount though I might add some vibration dampening material in future.
Recut Pump to GPU tube has this cool wave in it that I really like.
How the new mobo looks in the system. Not too bad and tbh I wouldn't really mind much if it had any sort of fan control. Unfortunately it doesn't and fan speed depends on which fan header you use.
Some final pics with everything closed up (so that I can't hear the fans as much)
I am considering reusing some cold cathodes from my old case and not wiring the switch into the external tubing holes and leaving them on 247. Or I could wire them up to the same switch as the rest of the case lights. We'll see.
For now I just want a working MPower so I can get the system looking finished.
First things first. My mobo has now bitten the bullet, it is stuck in a boot loop where it cannot post.
Hopefully I can get it replaced/repaired with MSI as the year's warranty with OcUK is up but for now I am using an old Gigabyte Z68 board which I have OC'd my 2550K up to 4.2Ghz on.
Other than that my backplate finally arrived and has been fitted to the gigabyte board. I also recut the pump to GPU tube as it was a bit too short and have filled the loop with dyed fluid.
Draining the loop.
GPU backplate saved my butt as there was still a bit of fluid in the CPU block.
Here's a quick visual representation of the AX360 vs Alphacool Nexxxos ST30.
Here is the fitted backplate. This backplate is unusual as it requires the removal of the stock intel 1155 backplate (that I didn't know you could remove) and it replaces that.
I also mounted the pump the the floor using some 90 degree steel thingies wot 'ave got 'oles in 'em. Seems to provide a stable mount though I might add some vibration dampening material in future.
Recut Pump to GPU tube has this cool wave in it that I really like.
How the new mobo looks in the system. Not too bad and tbh I wouldn't really mind much if it had any sort of fan control. Unfortunately it doesn't and fan speed depends on which fan header you use.
Some final pics with everything closed up (so that I can't hear the fans as much)
I am considering reusing some cold cathodes from my old case and not wiring the switch into the external tubing holes and leaving them on 247. Or I could wire them up to the same switch as the rest of the case lights. We'll see.
For now I just want a working MPower so I can get the system looking finished.
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Nice build. How have you got your res installed? Can you fit the back panel on? Looks like it's sticking out in the pictures. Or is it just lose there?
Yeah it fits in the space. Earlier pictures show it tucked away with my previous thicker radiator.
Reason it is hanging out in the last set of pictures is that I was draining the loop and needed the drain port to be as low as possible.
Reason it is hanging out in the last set of pictures is that I was draining the loop and needed the drain port to be as low as possible.
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Looking nice Disco love the idea and the whiteness!
Cheers - always had a thing for white cases and components.
Looks good Toaster, not bad for your first wc build but I am a little worried that you seem to break things.
I am glad that it is done now until the mobo returns but even then the tubing is flexible enough that I can move the GPU and CPU block competely clear of the mobo tray.
Sometimes things break - first time that a core component has broken on me since I started pc building.
Thanks man. Corsair should consider some white versions of their obsidian cases. Would need a different name but they are a clever bunch and could come up with something.